Thursday, March 14, 2013

Delightful news, my little freaks, delightful! One of HOLLYWOOD SPY's favourite TV actors, lovely Richard Madden (you all love him as Robb Stark king of the North in GAME OF THRONES) has a new gig!

As "Deadline" writes, he will star in Discovery Channel's first ever scripted series KLONDIKE. I already informed you last year that, based on Charlotte Gray’s novel "Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich In The Klondike", the mini series will tell the story of six strangers and their collective fight for survival and wealth in a small, frontier town in the remote Klondike. The main heroes are two childhood best friends Bill Haskell (Richard Madden) and Byron Epstein (Augustus Prew) who head west in 1897 to seek their fortune in the Yukon Territories during the gold rush, where they face a harrowing journey of adventure,

excitement and danger at every turn. Abbie Cornish plays the female lead Belinda, the powerful eyes and ears of Dawson City who owns the mill and the loan shop and doesn’t think very highly of those seeking a fortune in gold. Ian Hart plays Soapy Smith, an irrepressible Yukon con man and pick pocket. Johnny Simmons plays Jack London, a heavy drinker and adrenaline junkie who’s determined to write a shelf full of novels about his experiences. Conor Leslie plays Sabine, an ambitious local beauty. Tim Roth plays The Count while Tim Blake Nelson plays Meeker.

MELISSA MCCARTHY IN NEW COMEDY MOVIE

Everybody's favourite comedian Melissa McCarthy could lend a role in
new comedy ST. VINCENT DE VAN NUYS! According to "Deadline" she already
auditioned for the lead role in the story which follows a cantankerous
old man (Bill Murray) who forms a bond with

the 12-year-old son of a
single mother that moves in next door. The relationship transforms both
the man and the boy and even though he teaches the kid everything about
his decadent lifestyle, from fighting to drinking, gambling and how to
cheat lie and steal, the 12-year-old has such a pure soul that he only
extracts the good from all this.

MAGGIE Q IN SF DIVERGENT

In casting news, sexy Maggie Q from NIKITA has joined the cast of sf
film DIVERGENT set in a future where society is divided into five
stringent factions based on the human traits honesty, selflessness,
bravery, peacefulness, and intelligence. Each citizen must decide which
characteristic they want to devote the rest of their lives to at the age
of 16. I've already informed you that Kate Winslet might also join the
cast lead by young Shailene Woodley as a girl who wants to break away
from this system.
Maggie Q will play a tattoo parlour owner who is a part of the ceremony
where youngsters choose which faction to live under.

KARL URBAN IN J.J. ABRAMS "HUMAN" SFSHOW

And even more delightful news today! HOLLYWOOD SPY's absolutely favourite Karl Urban will reunite again with J.J. Abrams after their collaboration in

STAR TREK! And it will again be in science fiction genre, since Karl has accepted the lead role in Abrams' new sf show HUMAN set in a world where human cops are teamed with android partners. He will play John Kennex, an emotionally closed-off human detective who is partnered with a robotic cop, played by dashingMichael Ealy! Ealy's Dorian, the android partner of LAPD officer John Kennex, understands humanity more than his human counterpart. But the two stunning hunks won't be alone since divine beauty Minka Kelly (also known as the gorgeous girlfriend of equally gorgeous Chris Evans) will play noble police officer Valerie Stahl! Focusing on humans vs technology, the show will have lots of

mesmerizing visuals and landscapes.This is an interesting piece of info since for years now there have been rumours that the studio is actually saving Karl Urban for the lead role in possible BATMAN TV show which would launch on TV when the movies on the superhero end in cinemas.

I hope you are doing well today. Take it easy and let the good looking, toned elves fan you and feed you pieces of mango. Er, I have no idea where that came from, but it sounds kind of nice, right? :))

I loved Karl Urban as Judge Dredd, and I'm disappointed that the remake made no money at all. What a disappointment.

I'm not excited about that Klondike mini-series mostly because it's in a genre and story that I have no interest in. I'm sure Richard Madden's career is only starting, and he'll get a gig that will be on my "must watch" list.

I'm disappointed that the actor who plays Joffrey Baratheon is leaving acting. I love blonds. True his character in GOT is despicable but that's just a role. I guess he's gotten a big backlash from being in that role (although I don't think that's a reason for him to be leaving acting). I'm sure he could play a hero just as well as a villain and then people would love him.